Pneumatic horse-collar.



No. 761,989, PATENTED @TUNE 7,l 1904.'

' W. OST.

PNEUMATIG HORSE COLLAR. APPLICATION FILED AUG. L 1903.L

N0 IODEL.

WlTNEssEs': Y |NvENToR= Patented J une 7, 1904.

PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM OST, OF NEWARK, NEI'V JERSEY.

PNEUMATIC HORSEhCOLLAR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No.`761,989, dated June 7,1904.

Application iled ugiist 1, 1903.

T all, whom, t may concern.-

Be it known that I, WILLIAM OST, a citizen of the United States,residing at Newark, in the county of Essex and State of New Jersey, haveinvented and produced a new and original Improvement in PneumaticHorse-Collars; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full,clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to numeralsof reference marked thereon,'which'form a .part of this specification.

The objectsr of this invention are to secure greater comfort for horsesor other draftanimals while drawing their loads, to enable the pneumaticsac within the collar to be more readily removed therefrom for thepurpose of repair, inflating, or other purposes, to reduce the cost ofconstruction, and to secure other advantages and results, some of whichmay be referred to hereinafter in'connection with the description of theworking parts.

The `invention consists in theimproved pneumatic liorse-collar and inthe arrangements and combinations of` parts of the same, allsubstantially as'will be hereinafter set' forth and iinally embraced inthe clauses ofV the claim.

Referring to the accompanyingA drawings, in which like numerals ofreference indica-te corresponding parts in each of the several iigures,Figure 1 is a front elevation of the im@ proved collar. Fig. 2 is a sideelevation of the same. Fig. 3 is a section, on an enlargedv \At theforewale or rib 121 said flaps are permanently joined together. They arealso joined, preferably by the same stitching, to the fore-Wale 121 andto an outer flap 13; but at their rearward or outer edges the said iiaps10 11 are perforated and provided with a series of eyelets, throughwhich a cord or lac- Seiial No. 167,809. (No model.)

lar the said sac-inclosing iiaps 10 11 are covered at the laced joint bythe said flap 13, which is preferably given a higher iinish, and thus ismore or less ornamental to. give a pleasing appearance to the eye. Saidouter iiap 13 being joined or fastened to the inner iap 11 and to thefore-Wale at a distance from the lacing-joint, it is obvious that whenit is found desirable to remove the flexible sac hereinafter referred toaccess to the lacing cords or thongs can be gained with greater ease,and yet when in use the laced joint is entirely covered and concealed bysaid orna mental outer flap 13, which extends from the fore-Wale, towhich it is stitched, laterally outw'ard, the free edge distantA fromthe stitching lying over said joint and free to permit the fingers toenter between.

Within the casing 10 11y 'is arranged the sac 14, which is of iiexiblefabric or material impervious to air, the same being preferably ofrubber or other material impervious to both moisture and air. rlhe saidparts are all suitably shaped to secure a proper receptacle for the sacand to properly iit the animals neck `and comfortably serve the purposesof a collar. rIhe saidsac is provided with a valve or inlet 15, of anyordinary construction, through which the air may be forced and retainedwhen infiating the said sac.

I am aware that various modiications may be made in the construction ofth'e collar. For example, the sac may be in sections corresponding witha similar construction of the collar, and the shape and detailconstruction of the collar may be varied to suit the various styles andpatterns now common in the market.

The said perforated edges Having thus described the invention, whatstitched thereto, said flaps having their free edges opposite thosestitched to the fore-wale perforated to receive a lacing cord or thong,

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matic sac lying within said casing, a laeingthong, and an outer Happermanently attached 1 5 to the collar at the fore-Wale and extending`backward and over the laced edges of the sac, substantially as setforth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing l have hereunto set my handthis` 23d day ot 2O July, 1903.

WILLIAM OST.

Vitnesses:

CHARLES H. PELL, RUSSELL M. EVERETT.

